fogcity
Elite Member
After unsuccessfully searching for a guys class ring a couple weeks ago he asked me if someone had picked it up and kept it, what they could do with it to turn it into cash, and how he could possibly try to track it down... (His name was engraved inside the band).
I told him my guess would be that someone wanting cash for it would likely remove his name from the inside and then sell it as their own at either a pawn shop or eBay or CL. As far as him possibly tracking it down I told him along with reporting the loss to his local law enforcement he could check the "for sale" ads on eBay & CL and to go & look around at what's for sale at his local pawn shops.
I hadn't thought of it till now but was wondering, if he contacted places like ARA or Midwest Refineries, could they tell him whether a ring with his name on it was turned in for melt, or do they not record identifying info on the "scrap" they receive???
I told him my guess would be that someone wanting cash for it would likely remove his name from the inside and then sell it as their own at either a pawn shop or eBay or CL. As far as him possibly tracking it down I told him along with reporting the loss to his local law enforcement he could check the "for sale" ads on eBay & CL and to go & look around at what's for sale at his local pawn shops.
I hadn't thought of it till now but was wondering, if he contacted places like ARA or Midwest Refineries, could they tell him whether a ring with his name on it was turned in for melt, or do they not record identifying info on the "scrap" they receive???